Rice Kheer



Rice Kheer

Ingredients:

1. Basmati rice- ¼ cup
2. Milk-4cup
3. Sugar- ½ cup
4. Cardamom powder- ¼tsp
5. Saffron powdered-few strands
6. Ghee-1tsp
7. Nuts-to decorate (almond, pistachio, raisins)

Preparation:

• Wash and rinse the rice.
• In a sauce pan heat a teaspoon of ghee
• Roast the nuts and raisins till golden color.
• In the same pan ; roast the rice for 3 minutes.
• Pour the milk in to it and let it boil.
• Stir occasionally, (low-medium heat) to avoid sticking milk in the bottom of the pan. (Even a small sticking of milk in the pan spoil the taste of kheer.)
• Add sugar and continue stirring at low flame. (it takes almost 30 minutes )
• When the milk started thicken; add saffron, cardamom powder and half of roasted nuts.
• The gheer thickens with time even after no flame. So switch off when it just started the thickening consistency.
• Serve it hot or cold by decorating with remaining nuts.

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